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How to Switch Web Hosts in 5 Quick Steps

Have you or your website outgrown your current host? Do you want to see if the grass is greener on the other side? People fear switching web hosts for a variety of reasons, but it shouldn’t be a hassle to move. Switching hosts can actually be done with no downtime at all, and although your IP address will be different, your domain name will stay the same. Below, I’ve listed a handful of quick steps that will have you ready for a quick and issue-free migration.

1. Stay with your old host for a few days

To avoid potential downtime to your website, maintain your agreement with your old host for for 48 to 72 hours until you’ve confirmed that the switch was properly completed. Additionally, to avoid any possibility of early termination, you may want to refrain from informing your old host that you are leaving until the process is complete. (more…)

February 3, 2014
3 Reasons You Should Choose MODX For Your Business Site

Among the huge enormous variety of content management systems that are available for business building their site, MODX tends to be overlooked. That’s a shame, because MODX is a fast and powerful content management system that provides businesses with the ability to build everything from a simple blog to a complex publishing platform.

MODX differs from a CMS like WordPress in many ways, and potential users might not be familiar with it. WordPress seems to be almost the default option for business sites. To readdress that, in this article I’d like to highlight three strengths that make MODX a great option for businesses. (more…)

January 28, 2014
A Content Distribution Network Can Improve User Experience And Conversion Rates

Any experienced website owner will be so familiar with the idea that performance and low-latency are good things that it seems almost condescending to point it out. And yet, every year millions of dollars in potential income from advertising revenue and sales are lost because solo site owners and SMEs aren’t investing sufficient time and effort to ensure that their sites are fast enough to provide a good experience for users.

Most of us are using a content management system of some sort, whether that’s WordPress, Joomla!, or Drupal, all of which need a helping hand when it comes to delivering assets as quickly as possible. That’s usually accomplished with some form of caching, but no amount of on-server caching is going to help a site overcome the laws of physics. (more…)

January 20, 2014
AHosting Announces Optimized Drupal Hosting Platform

Hudson, FL, January 13, 2014 – AHosting, a provider of optimized CMS hosting, has announced the introduction of hosting plans tailored to meet the needs of Drupal hosting clients. AHosting’s Drupal hosting platform is designed to provide an optimal Drupal development and hosting environment, and includes one-click Drupal deployment, unlimited storage and bandwidth, and managed backups on a daily or weekly schedule.

Drupal is a popular PHP-based open source content management framework. Drupal is valued for its flexibility and configurability, which allows Drupal users to deploy sites ranging from blogs to high-traffic publishing and business sites. (more…)

January 13, 2014